Summary
Seong Hon (Korean: 성혼; Hanja: 成渾; 25 June 1535 – 6 June 1598) was a Korean philosopher, poet, and politician during the Joseon period. He was a Neo-Confucianist scholar who was a close friend of the scholar Yi I (Yulgok) and an older contemporary of Yi Hwang (Toegye), leader of the country's "western faction" (seoin 서인, 西人) of the period.[1]
| Seong Hon | |
| Hangul | 성혼 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 成渾 |
| Revised Romanization | Seong Hon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏng Hon |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 우계, 묵암 |
| Hanja | 牛溪, 默庵 |
| Revised Romanization | Ugye, Mugam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ugye, Mukam |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 호원 |
| Hanja | 浩原 |
| Revised Romanization | Howon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Howŏn |
| Posthumous name | |
| Hangul | 문간 |
| Hanja | 文簡 |
| Revised Romanization | Mungan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun'gan |
Seong Hon is often referred to by his stylized name of Ugye ("bull valley") and Mugam ("black stone"). He gained eminence not only as a scholar but as a revered politician and reformer, attaining the position of Fourth State Councillor/Vice Prime Minister (Jwachanseong 左贊成) in the Joseon State Council (uijeongbu).[2] Seong Hon came from the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨; 昌寧 成氏).
Selected works edit
- "Ugye jip" (우계집; 牛溪集) (Works of Ugye)
- "Jumun jigyeol" (주문지결; 朱門旨訣)
- "Wihak jibang" (위학지방; 爲學之方)
Family edit
He was the great-grandfather of Yun Jeung through the marriage of his daughter, Lady Seong. She married Yun Hwang and produced a son, Yun Seon-geo, who eventually became the parents of Yun Jeung.
- Father
- Seong Su-chim (성수침; 成守琛; 6 March 1493 – 7 February 1564); he and his brother became the students of Jo Gwang-jo
- Mother
- Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨; 坡平 尹氏)
- Sibling(s)
- Younger sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
- Spouse - Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨; 高靈 申氏)
- Issue
- Son - Seong Mun-yeong (성문영; 成文泳)
- Son - Seong Mun-jun (성문준; 成文濬; 1559–1623)
- Grandson - Seong Yeok (성역; 成櫟)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
- Grandson - Seong Ik (성익; 成杙)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨; 1591–1627)
- Grandson - Seong Jik (성직, 成㮨)
- Granddaughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
- Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
- Son-in-law - Nam Gung-myeong (남궁명; 南宮蓂)
- Unnamed granddaughter
- Unnamed granddaughter
- Unnamed grandson
- Unnamed grandson
- Unnamed granddaughter
- Unnamed grandson
- Unnamed son
- Unnamed son
- Unnamed son
- Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
- Son-in-law - Yun Hwang (윤황; 尹煌; 1572–1639)
- Grandson - Yun Hun-geo (윤훈거; 尹勛擧)
- Grandson - Yun Sun-geo (윤순거; 尹舜擧; 1596–1668)
- Grandson - Yun Sang-geo (윤상거; 尹商擧)
- Grandson - Yun Mun-geo (윤문거; 尹文擧; 1606–1672)
- Grandson - Yun Seon-geo (윤선거; 尹宣擧; 1610 – 21 April 1669)
- Great-Grandson - Yun Jeung (윤증; 尹拯; 1629 – 30 January 1714)
- Grandson - Yun Min-geo (윤민거; 尹民擧)
- Grandson - Yun Gyeong-geo (윤경거; 尹耕擧)
- Grandson - Yun Si-geo (윤시거; 尹時擧)
- Granddaughter - Lady Yun (윤씨)
- Son-in-law - Yun Hwang (윤황; 尹煌; 1572–1639)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Daehwan, Noh. "The Eclectic Development of Neo-Confucianism and Statecraft from the 18th to the 19th Century," Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine Korea Journal. Winter 2003.
- ^ (in Korean) Seong Hon at Doosan Encyclopedia
External links edit
- Seong Hon:naver (in Korean)
- Seong Hon (in Korean)
- seong hon (in Korean)
- Korean philosophy: Information from Answers (in Korean)
- The Study on Moral Philosophy the Theory of Body and Mind Training of Gubong Song Ik-pil (in Korean)
- Ugye Sung Hon`s viewpoint on the "Four-Seven" theory and the Eclectic School of the later Chosun (in Korean)
